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Crypto execs cheer as Australia appoints pro-crypto assistant minister

Crypto execs cheer as Australia appoints pro-crypto assistant minister

Australia’s crypto industry has expressed positivity after the recently reelected government named pro-crypto politician Andrew Charlton as assistant minister for the digital economy, artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies.  Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told reporters in Canberra during a May 12 press conference that Charlton would be the new assistant minister for science, technology and […]

Bitcoin Near ATH, But Still No Extreme Greed: Green Sign For Bull Run?

Bitcoin Near ATH, But Still No Extreme Greed: Green Sign For Bull Run?

Data shows the Bitcoin Fear & Greed Index has remained outside the extreme greed zone even after the price surge above $104,000. Bitcoin Fear & Greed Index Is Still Inside Greed Territory The “Fear & Greed Index” refers to an indicator created by Alternative that tells us about the average sentiment present among the investors […]

Tether franchit les 150 milliards de dollars : l’Empire du stablecoin continue son expansion

Un palier symbolique vient d’être pulvérisé dans l’arène des stablecoins : Tether (USDT) dépasse les 150 milliards de dollars en circulation. Une annonce relayée tambour battant par Paolo Ardoino, PDG de Tether, sur X hier. Et au-delà du chiffre, c’est tout un écosystème qui se redessine autour du mastodonte. Les points clés de cet article […]

Bitcoin : Nakamoto Holdings et KindlyMD fusionnent pour créer une trésorerie en BTC

Nouveau géant du BTC. Le groupe Nakamoto Holdings, fondé par David Bailey, conseiller crypto du président Trump, vient d’annoncer sa fusion avec KindlyMD pour créer une trésorerie en Bitcoin. Cette nouvelle entité vise à construire le premier réseau mondial d’entreprises détenant des réserves en bitcoins, marquant ainsi une étape majeure dans l’adoption institutionnelle de la […]

SEC hacker once Googled ‘if I am being investigated by the FBI’

SEC hacker once Googled ‘if I am being investigated by the FBI’

Eric Council Jr., the SIM swap hacker who helped compromise the Securities and Exchange Commission’s X account last year, made $50,000 performing similar attacks and even searched how to tell if the FBI is investigating him, recent filings show. The recent filing was part of the prosecutor’s request to sentence him to two years in […]

Trump-owned Truth Social denies it is launching a memecoin

Trump-owned Truth Social denies it is launching a memecoin

Truth Social, the social media network owned by Trump Media, has denied it is launching a memecoin following circulating rumors on social media. “Contrary to rumors, Truth Social is not launching a memecoin,” the official Truth Social account posted on its platform. The social media platform is owned by the Trump Media & Technology Group, […]

Bitcoin Nears All-Time High as $312M BTC Exit Binance Following US-China Trade Deal

Bitcoin Nears All-Time High as $312M BTC Exit Binance Following US-China Trade Deal

Bitcoin has continued its upward trend, recording a weekly price increase of 10.4% and currently trading at $103,881. The asset has surged over 24% in the last month, fueled by growing optimism across both crypto and traditional markets. Although still about 4% below its January all-time high, the latest developments suggest that bullish momentum may […]

Cardano (ADA) Dips: Temporary Correction or Start of Deeper Move?

Cardano (ADA) Dips: Temporary Correction or Start of Deeper Move?

Cardano price started a fresh increase above the $0.750 zone. ADA is now correcting gains from $0.8650 and testing the $0.7750 support. ADA price started a decent increase above $0.750 and $0.7750. The price is trading below $0.80 and the 100-hourly simple moving average. There was a break below a connecting bullish trend line with […]

Hodl my beer: Businesses are the biggest Bitcoin buyers this year

Hodl my beer: Businesses are the biggest Bitcoin buyers this year

Corporations and businesses are the largest net buyers of Bitcoin so far this year, outpacing exchange-traded funds and retail investors, according to new research.  Firms such as Michael Saylor’s Strategy have bought more Bitcoin (BTC) this year than any other category of investor, with overall corporate holdings growth totalling 157,000 BTC, worth around $16 billion […]

Dubai taps Crypto.com to enable crypto payments for govt services

Dubai taps Crypto.com to enable crypto payments for govt services

The government of Dubai has signed an agreement with crypto exchange Crypto.com to launch crypto payments for government services.  The agreement, formalized during the Dubai fintech Summit on May 12, is part of Dubai’s cashless strategy, which hopes to foster the city’s transition to “a fully digital, cashless society,” by introducing “a new digital payment […]

XRP Price Retraces Gains But Maintains Its Bullish Structure

XRP Price Retraces Gains But Maintains Its Bullish Structure

XRP price found support at $2.250 and started a fresh increase. The price is now correcting gains from $2.650 and testing the $2.420 support zone. XRP price started a fresh increase above the $2.50 zone. The price is now trading above $2.40 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There is a key bullish trend line […]

Ethereum Price Dips: Healthy Cooldown or Warning Sign of Bigger Trouble?

Ethereum Price Dips: Healthy Cooldown or Warning Sign of Bigger Trouble?

Ethereum price extended its increase above the $2,500 zone. ETH is now correcting gains and might revisit the $2,350 support zone. Ethereum started a downside correction from the $2,600 resistance. The price is trading above $2,400 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There was a break below a connecting bullish trend line with support at […]

Ethereum Gains Momentum Amid Flat Funding Rates – Is This A Healthy Uptrend?

Ethereum Gains Momentum Amid Flat Funding Rates – Is This A Healthy Uptrend?

Ethereum (ETH) has surged over 40% in the past two weeks, trading in the mid-$2,000 range at the time of writing. Notably, several key indicators suggest that the ongoing ETH rally is being driven more by spot market demand than leveraged trading – an encouraging sign of a potentially sustainable bull run. Ethereum Rally Driven […]

ZKsync X hacker posts false SEC probe in apparent effort to crash token

ZKsync X hacker posts false SEC probe in apparent effort to crash token

The X account of the Ethereum layer 2 network ZKsync and its developer Matter Labs were compromised early on May 13, with hackers falsely claiming the network was being probed by US authorities, among other scam messages. A ZKsync-related X account posted on May 13, confirming the accounts for ZKsync and Matter Labs were compromised, […]

Bitcoin’s $104,000 Peak Sparks High-Stakes Short Positions – Details

Bitcoin’s $104,000 Peak Sparks High-Stakes Short Positions – Details

Bitcoin continued its climb past $104,000 on Monday, and that rally has tempted some big traders to bet against it. A few high-stakes short positions now sit on the brink of collapse. These trades carry skinny margins for error and show just how risky huge margin bets can be when price momentum stays strong. Massive […]

Bitcoin Price Pulls Back to Support: Opportunity or Warning Sign?

Bitcoin Price Pulls Back to Support: Opportunity or Warning Sign?

Bitcoin price started a fresh surge above the $102,500 zone. BTC is now correcting gains and trading below the $103,500 resistance zone. Bitcoin started a strong increase above the $102,500 resistance zone. The price is trading below $104,000 and the 100 hourly Simple moving average. There was a break below a new connecting bullish trend […]

Dogecoin traders predict 180% DOGE price rally if Bitcoin gains continue

Dogecoin traders predict 180% DOGE price rally if Bitcoin gains continue

Key Takeaways: Dogecoin’s 38% surge reflects strong market demand, with spot-buyer volumes taking charge since March. A bullish MACD crossover has traders predicting a 180% rally, with targets at $0.65 and $1. Dogecoin’s (DOGE) price rallied in lockstep with Ethereum over the past 7 days, gaining 38% in May, which is its strongest monthly performance […]

Anchorage Digital buys Mountain Protocol, USDM stablecoin winds down

Anchorage Digital buys Mountain Protocol, USDM stablecoin winds down

Crypto bank Anchorage Digital has expanded its stablecoin offerings with the acquisition of Mountain Protocol, a stablecoin issuer that says it will begin winding down its main stablecoin, Mountain USD (USDM). The acquisition, which is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approval, will integrate the Mountain Protocol team, tech stack and licensing framework into […]

Curve Finance warns its DNS has been hijacked again

Curve Finance warns its DNS has been hijacked again

Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Curve Finance has warned that a hacker has again hijacked its domain name system (DNS), sending users to a malicious website.   In the second attack on its infrastructure in a week, the “curve.fi DNS might be hijacked. Don’t interact!” the team said in a May 12 warning to X. In a […]